Bluetooth not working - "Bluetooth: Error in firmware loading"

[Rob van den Berg]

Bluetooth doesn't work.

l dmesg | grep Bluetooth
[ 13.627556] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.17
[ 13.627567] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[ 13.627573] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[ 13.627574] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[ 13.627576] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[ 16.925163] Bluetooth: Error in firmware loading err = -110,len = 448, size = 4096
[ 16.925168] Bluetooth: Loading patch file failed
[ 17.612029] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[ 17.612031] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[ 17.612037] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized
[ 17.654296] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 17.654303] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[ 17.654306] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-32-lowlatency 3.13.0-32.57
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-lowlatency 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-lowlatency x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC3: rob 1863 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC2: rob 1863 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: rob 1863 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Tue Jul 29 11:20:47 2014
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=8260a407-c264-46d4-9dfd-e33424768f0a
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-04 (24 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3847
ProcFB: 0 EFI VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-lowlatency root=UUID=90a1d355-c5af-46e6-be55-6a153fd2a8fa ro quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=1440x900-24,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-32-lowlatency N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-32-lowlatency N/A
 linux-firmware 1.127.5
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WifiSyslog:

dmi.bios.date: 04/03/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A04
dmi.board.name: 088DT1
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd04/03/2014:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3847:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn088DT1:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3847
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.16 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.16-rc7-utopic/

[Rob van den Berg (rghvdberg)]

bug still exist
---------------------------------------
 uname -r
3.16.0-031600rc7-lowlatency
-------------------------------------------
$dmesg | grep Blue
[ 7.853547] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.19
[ 7.855409] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[ 7.856324] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[ 7.857209] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[ 7.858101] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[ 11.122026] Bluetooth: Error in firmware loading err = -110,len = 448, size = 4096
[ 11.122930] Bluetooth: Loading patch file failed
[ 20.926778] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[ 20.926780] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[ 20.926786] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized
[ 21.011268] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 21.011276] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[ 21.011290] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11

[Rob van den Berg (rghvdberg)]

today I booted and somehow, as if by magic, Bluetooth works ...

dmesg | grep Bluetooth
[ 11.759099] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.17
[ 11.759111] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[ 11.759117] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[ 11.759118] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[ 11.759120] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[ 15.602467] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[ 15.602469] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[ 15.602476] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized
[ 15.644702] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 15.644711] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[ 15.644715] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11

[Fuujuhi (fuujuhi)]

Man, you should add the tag "+confirmed" as per #3 or your report will expire. Btw, did you find a solution?

[Rob van den Berg (rghvdberg)]

I'm sorry for my lack of feedback :-/

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Bluetooth isn't that important to me but still I think this should work.
I'm suspecting it might have to do with usb failure as in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1351282

[Rob van den Berg (rghvdberg)]

Bluetooth still doesn't work with kernel 3.17.0-031700rc5-lowlatency

 dmesg | grep Bluetooth
[ 14.006751] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.19
[ 14.006767] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[ 14.006772] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[ 14.006773] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[ 14.006776] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[ 17.374031] Bluetooth: Error in firmware loading err = -110,len = 448, size = 4096
[ 17.374038] Bluetooth: Loading patch file failed
[ 19.069382] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[ 19.069384] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[ 19.069391] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized
[ 19.090600] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 19.090605] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[ 19.090608] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11

[Rob van den Berg (rghvdberg)]

I've upgraded to 14.10 so closing this

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